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A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case.

Texas lawmakers approved $200 million to incentivize movie and TV production in Texas, but experts warn the economic returns don't add up.

Despite concerns the Texas firebrand is skirting federal campaign finance laws, experts said the Federal Election Commission is unlikely to take action.

At least 72 construction liens have been filed against billionaire Elon Musk's South Texas-based rocket company since 2019, records show.

Irada Akhoundova pleaded guilty to facilitating a $60,000 payment to Imelda Cueller, the congressman’s wife, that she believed would benefit Azerbaijan and its state-run oil company.

A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers are demanding appropriators withhold funds for the country until Mexico lives up to its end of a 1944 water treaty that requires it to send 1.75 million acre-feet to the U.S. every five years.

A visitor from Boston told a British publication he'd been drugged and dumped off a bridge where another person's body was found in 2019.

The White House wants to reject asylum claims for migrants with past criminal convictions, but the Texas governor called the proposed change 'feckless.'

A handful of Texas jails have issued electronic tablets to inmates. Counties can make money off their use.

Graduating students raised funds and took the lead organizing smaller ceremonies meant to highlight their identities and cultural heritage.

Two different groups surged through an El Paso border gate. An El Paso judge has twice thrown out the resulting criminal charges.

Texans lack access to health insurance, affordable care and mental health treatment centers, according to researchers.

Jonathan Mitchell has filed at least nine petitions seeking information from abortion activists, doctors and women. None have been approved by a judge.

SXSW expanded into the Asia Pacific region in 2023 with the launch of SXSW Sydney.

Katy ISD’s board voted this past fall to require staff to notify parents if their child wants to use a different pronoun or identifies as a different gender.

Roy claimed immigration will lead to Islamic religious law soon being 'forced upon the American people.'

A federal lawsuit asserts that the Texas agency terminated a state prison clerk who refused to remove a head covering in line with her Ifa faith.

The chair of UT's Mexican American Studies program said those caught up in the layoffs are 'largely Black and brown, queer and trans folks.'

The Federal Election Commission is expected to rule on a complaint accusing Cruz of violating elections rules with his podcast distribution deal.

Adult-entertainment industry trade group the Free Speech Coalition filed an emergency appeal asking the high court put Texas House Bill 1181 on hold.